Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

3,092 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.47/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 620 lb · 199 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $123.79/cwt -6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 725 lb · 177 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $129.33/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 685 lb · 135 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,092 5,974 6,807
Feeder cattle 3,092 5,974 6,807

*** Add Close Updating with Actual Receipts. *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00-5.00 lower on limited comparable sales. To few comparable trades on calves for an accurate test, however a lower undertone is noted. Demand moderate. Quality average. A cold front swept across the trade area hampering livestock movement.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 164.00 $164.00 $548 -14.00
369–391 383 44 162.00–165.00 $163.12 $625 +7.12
420–425 422 17 150.00–153.00 $151.42 $639 -18.01
470–475 474 101 140.00–153.00 $150.19 $712 -16.33
506 unweaned 506 16 140.00 $140.00 $708 +4.51
508 508 11 132.00 $132.00 $671 -27.17
553 unweaned 553 5 129.00 $129.00 $713 +0.64
573–596 581 44 128.00–131.50 $130.20 $756 -11.82
602 602 25 132.50 $132.50 $798 -1.77
667–696 684 122 127.00–131.75 $130.16 $890 -3.55
696 unweaned 696 13 121.50 $121.50 $846 -1.07
707–744 725 177 120.00–125.00 $123.79 $897 -7.75
758–787 784 88 125.00–129.00 $128.04 $1,004 -4.81
802 802 6 125.50 $125.50 $1,007 -6.11
858 unweaned 858 14 121.00 $121.00 $1,038
899 899 52 127.00 $127.00 $1,142
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 9 148.00 $148.00 $537 -7.00
440 440 12 139.00 $139.00 $612 +3.71
460 unweaned 460 5 120.00 $120.00 $552
479–495 486 28 121.00–129.00 $124.08 $603 -23.75
518 518 5 124.00 $124.00 $642 -10.45
542 542 10 126.00 $126.00 $683 -8.45
550–598 566 62 123.00–128.00 $125.61 $711 -6.81
611–617 unweaned 614 44 115.50–126.00 $121.09 $743 +0.53
606–633 625 30 124.50–129.50 $126.85 $793 -0.35
639 thin fleshed 639 21 116.00 $116.00 $741
661–680 663 118 118.00–127.00 $125.89 $835 +0.83
702–746 715 111 117.00–129.00 $121.50 $869 -4.48
773 773 9 113.00 $113.00 $873 -18.31
782 782 16 109.00 $109.00 $852 -22.31
818–820 819 44 119.00–119.50 $119.14 $976
875 875 12 119.50 $119.50 $1,046 -4.00
1085 1085 5 104.00 $104.00 $1,128 -5.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–548 526 40 118.00–120.00 $118.77 $625 -8.01
728 728 6 119.00 $119.00 $866 -0.61

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 17 125.00 $125.00 $424
380–398 385 34 130.00–135.00 $133.63 $514 -5.53
416–431 422 13 124.00–127.00 $125.82 $531 -10.73
478–491 483 46 124.00–133.00 $129.38 $625 +1.97
502–536 518 47 119.00–126.00 $123.09 $638 -4.12
560–599 571 53 119.00–125.00 $122.99 $702 -3.58
605–644 619 129 121.00–125.00 $122.96 $761 -2.24
620 620 32 117.00 $117.00 $725 -8.20
620–630 unweaned 624 38 105.00–116.00 $109.72 $685 -9.28
659–663 unweaned 661 16 107.00–112.00 $110.12 $728
657–697 666 31 116.00–118.50 $117.22 $781 -4.38
736 736 11 116.00 $116.00 $854 -3.00
736 736 37 116.75 $116.75 $859 -2.25
759–789 766 30 111.00–116.00 $114.05 $874 -4.87
820–834 825 42 113.00–120.00 $117.47 $969 +2.47
943 943 13 99.00 $99.00 $934 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–443 420 55 118.00–120.00 $118.77 $499 -5.00
455–497 488 77 110.00–126.00 $119.79 $585 -5.22
513–548 529 56 110.00–123.50 $119.11 $630 -0.04
559–573 567 83 112.00–120.00 $116.00 $658 -6.96
599 unweaned 599 6 116.00 $116.00 $695 +5.01
632 unweaned 632 9 112.00 $112.00 $708 -6.00
634–641 638 40 113.00–114.00 $113.30 $723 -5.31
659–681 668 51 112.00–119.00 $117.11 $782 -3.43
749 749 19 116.00 $116.00 $869
775–796 781 22 105.00–113.50 $111.14 $868 -6.36
834 834 7 110.00 $110.00 $917
944 944 5 103.50 $103.50 $977
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 118.00 $118.00 $408
535 535 6 104.00 $104.00 $556 -14.57
619–630 626 19 108.00–109.00 $108.36 $678
842 842 20 105.50 $105.50 $888
904 904 10 93.50 $93.50 $845

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 8 158.00 $158.00 $433
408 408 6 143.00 $143.00 $583
590 590 11 123.50 $123.50 $729
704 704 6 115.00 $115.00 $810
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 4 145.00 $145.00 $454
587 unweaned 587 9 119.50 $119.50 $701
606 unweaned 606 5 109.00 $109.00 $661
611 611 8 111.50 $111.50 $681
700 700 5 104.00 $104.00 $728
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 unweaned 614 6 116.00 $116.00 $712

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.